According to BBC Worldwide, Greece's ministry says the pipeline will mean "direct foreign investments of 1.5 billion euro, 2,000 directly-related new jobs and 10,000 peripheral new jobs" for the country's beleaguered economy.

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports, the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline lies in Pres. Obama's hands:

"President Obama faces a knotty decision in whether to approve the much-delayed Keystone oil pipeline: a choice between alienating environmental advocates who overwhelmingly supported his candidacy or causing a deep and perhaps lasting rift with Canada."